Comic Title: Action Comics #553
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1984
On Sale Date: December 29, 1983 Newsstand Date December 29, 1983
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #552, Page 28

Newsstand Date December 29, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #36

Newsstand Date December 22, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #215
Entry is listed as 12/22 but appears in section dated 12/29

Shipping Date December 6, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #36

Copyright Date December 6, 1983
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1983
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date November 29, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #215
Entry is listed as shipping 11/29
but appears in section with books shipping 12/6

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The World at Time's End"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Marv Wolfman
Artist: Gil Kane
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Anthony Tollin

Reprinted In:
Adventures of Superman:Gil Kane HC (2013)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in Action Comics #554)

Guest Star(s)

• Forgotten Heroes (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #77)
• Animal Man (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #77)
• Cave Carson (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #77)
• Congo Bill (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #77)
• Congorilla (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #77)
• Dane Dorrance (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #77)
• Dolphin (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #77)
• Immortal Man (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #77)
• Rick Flag (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #77)
• Rip Hunter (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in Flash #342)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lana Lang (last appearance in DC Comics Presents #66; next appearance in Superman #393)

Villain(s)

• Vandal Savage (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in Action Comics #556)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Bonnie Baxter (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5)
• Corky Baxter (last appearance in Action Comics #552; next appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5)
• Jeff Smith (last appearance in Action Comics #540; next appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5)